Christian Bale
as Dick Cheney

Amy Adams
as Lynne Cheney

Steve Carell
as Donald Rumsfeld

Sam Rockwell
as George W. Bush

Alison Pill
as Mary Cheney

Eddie Marsan
as Paul Wolfowitz

Justin Kirk
as Scooter Libby

LisaGay Hamilton
as Condoleezza Rice

Jesse Plemons
as Kurt

Bill Camp
as Gerald Ford

Don McManus
as David Addington

Lily Rabe
as Liz Cheney

Shea Whigham
as Wayne Vincent

Stephen Adly Guirgis
as George Tenet

Tyler Perry
as Colin Powell

Josh Latzer
as Secret Service Agent

Jeff Bosley
as Secret Service Agent

Camille James Harman
as Mary Matalin

Jillian Armenante
as Karen Hughes

Matthew Jacobs
as Antonin Scalia

Robert L. Hughes
as Justice Warren E. Burger

Scott Christopher
as Marshal

Amir Malaklou
as Prisoner

Paul Perri
as Trent Lott

Edward Fletcher
as Democratic Senator

Brian Woo Young Chung
as Soldier by Tank

Kawa Mawlayee
as Soldier by Tank

Alex MacNicoll
as 17 Year Old Dick Cheney

Cailee Spaeny
as 17 Year Old Lynne Vincent

Brandon Sklenar
as Bobby Prentace

Casey Sander
as Old Crew Member

Joe Sabatino
as Lineman Boss

Fay Masterson
as Edna Vincent

Dan Gilvary
as Monotone Congressman

Stephen Friedrich
as Alan

Kyle S. More
as Roger Ailes

Robyn Wholey
as White House Tour Guide

Betsy Koch
as Kurt's Wife

Elliot Zetumer
as Kurt's Son

Kirk Bovill
as Henry Kissinger

Violet Hicks
as 8 Year Old Liz Cheney

Colyse Harger
as 5 Year Old Mary Cheney

Brandon Bales
as CIA Agent

Brian Poth
as Secret Service Agent

Sam Massaro
as Young Antonin Scalia

Doug Simpson
as Campaign Manager

Scott Subiono
as Cheney's Doctor

Dennis LaValle
as Mayor

Al Carabello
as Aide

Melissa K. Marks
as Heather Poe

Treisa Gary
as Clerk

Chris Dougherty
as Philip Perry

John Hillner
as George Bush Sr.

Grace Rowe
as Teacher

Michael Reilly Burke
as David Gribbin

Staci Roberts
as Theresa

William Goldman
as Dennis Hastert

Tony Forsmark
as Grover Norquist

Adam Bartley
as Frank Luntz

Daniel Bruington
as Doug

Vishesh Chachra
as Secret Service Agent

Kevin Flood
as Richard Clarke

Michael A. Naggi
as Other Man

Melissa Schumacher
as Intelligence Officer

Delpaneaux Wills
as Intelligence Officer

Scott Alan Smith
as Intelligence Officer

Paul Yoo
as John Yoo

Brandon Firla
as Jay Bybee

Omid Zader
as Waterboard Translator

David Yahya
as Waterboard Translator

Karim Saleh
as Translator

Terri Cavanaugh
as Focus Group Leader

Stewart J. Zully
as Focus Group Participant

Ptolemy Slocum
as Focus Group Participant

Melody Hollis
as Focus Group Participant

Matt Champagne
as Douglas Feith

Joseph Beck
as Karl Rove

Tony Graham
as Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi

Alex Kingi
as Osama Bin Laden

Vanessa Cloke
as CIA Analyst

David Fabrizio
as Lawrence Wilkerson

Matt Miller
as General

Mark Bramhall
as Harry Whittington

Holly Hawkins
as Katherine Armstrong

John Kellar
as Soldier

Dustin Green
as Soldier

James Hornbeck
as Patrick Leahy

Robert Loftin
as GW Doctor / Surgeon

Kevin Symons
as Male News Anchor

Stacie Greenwell
as Nurse

Amy Moorman
as Martha Raddatz

Naomi Watts
as News Anchor (uncredited)

Aidan Gail
as 12 Year Old Dick Cheney (uncredited)

Alfred Molina
as Waiter (uncredited)